New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05
STHE VOLUNTEER AHEAD.
[rrvER WORK DONE IN A LIGHT WIND.
krur RUN OF TIE NEw-YORK YACHT CLUB FROM
NEw-LoSDoN TO NEWPORT.


bur MN OF THE xEw-yoRK YACHT CLUB FROM
NEw-LoNDoN TO NEWPORT.
rpr rxLEoRAPa TO THE TRIBUNE
Nrwroxr, Aug. 4-General Psine hopea 'hs'
mere would BE- head wind and plenty OF II 70
k.st the Volunteer In the run OF Inc "-Ao.
kscht Club from New London Howp0r
today. He got head wind. but instead OF PienV
pf wind, there was rather . pien'nui i". " -
mr. two hours after the start there was almost DEAD
,r, ana .ftervard the breeze was always light This
hhsa IN. run of much its interest 1t cannotoe con-
$1,000 fair sst of the relative speed Of the four big
.,oon. Rms the Volunteer fairly defeated the Puritan
ma proved that she 10 remarkably fast
boat in light weather. Inc ihist'e must %
: marvel indeed. II she can walk to
.avard in light breeze faster than did the Volunteer
today. Everybody hopes that 1t may blow hard to-
In the race for the Goeet Cup and that the Vol
unteer may show what she do in such weather
n Englishmen supposed specially 70 desire when
Dver they try conclusions with American yachtA .
Morning. broke with tho wind light from the
NORTHEAST Tho sky was gray and watery-
looking and slight drzzle prevailed Early
iAs yachts raised their maiusails and topsaiis
IN readiness the preparatory signal Most OF the SIN
se stickers had club topsas The Volunteer was an
chorcd about hundred yards from the flagship Electra
with mansail and club topsan set An enter
,prisine photographer in Q steam tug brought
his camera to bear on her and TOOK
various views Of her. bow stern ana otherwise anu
then paid hs respects to other members OF the Meet
Volunteer 10 Q handsome boat Her clipper stem aiS
ttneushes her from all the other big soops. Inc May
nower potleaded all didn'. sook 80 handsome a.
when she was the big white sioop. But esPsain Ni
Il after speed, not beauty.
With Characteristic promptncss Commodore aerry
ordered preparatory signal gun nred ~ oc'oo'
the Volunteer under way nve minutes ia'or'
una brcexe By this time had freshened
hit and esye rise TO expectation that something better
voud be found outside. The Puritan next lifted her
nohor and began to beat Of the harbo The voun-
tar followed her, about 200 yards astern. DOM
yachts ON the port tack. thing OF beauty
looked the Volunteer as she heeled
over gently to the breeze her clipper stem cutting the
water like knife aud making No fuss about IL. tno
scene WA now an with althe yachts under
= press of convas. making for tho starting hne'
They were timed from imaginary line stretching Do
tween the sunhower Beacon and tho shore The Electra
her anchor of the sunower Beacon and the gun
that gave the yachts the signal to start was rsd at s3
In thu heat TO tho starting line the Puritan maintained
hsr lead rather improved 1t in fact for awhile This
looked ominous for the Volunteer few minutes Do
fore reaching starting line the latter raised p Top
sa The effect at once perceptbe ana sne rap'dy
everhauIed the Puritan.
The little soop Espeto the frst to cross the line ~
a.4s:17 The Puritan goes at 9:46:59. The volun
tear which Is to windward Of her and banketing her.
rosses at 947O8 only nine seconds later ana quickly
FORCES ahead minute tho Puritan breaks out JiD
fopsai but still the Volunteer gains.
"wel DONE Volunteer" the general exclamation on
the flagship.
The Bedouln with club topsaf and balloon staysaiL
srosssd the line OF 94s40. For while she seemed 70
rain on her too, and the Puritan at 800 TOOK In her
staysail and balloon staysail Then she began 70
creep away FROM the Bedoun. but old not gain on the
Volunteer The OF tho big sloops to cross was TIE
Atlantic ut e:56 She had working topsai but the
weather was light for that canvas and she soon put
mn club topsa over it. The Sachem crossed at o.
SEn Ss r hs Ss crossed a. s5sis Maydo.er
s TO- Meanwhile the SUP orose through the mist
overhead and the breeze fell lighter ana hgouer until
s Of tho A' yachts took len minutes to go their
own length and the lne The sea was slaos.
$e.oass wa: ss. y:oss who's. tim. no wa.
taken :. the start sSs eT bs ss
Mean while the leading boats in the feet favored by
nor was weighed on The Electra leaving the few
remaining yachts to time thsmsevss enc g on
MINUTES o distant north Of Fishers Island the Volunteer
was passed. leading the Puritan by about quarter OF
may may observe well the new pr1de Q; Boston 10
gentle 81: s and Se sails
are a. hat boards Sails could not DO made to set bot
little before noon the breeze freshened but was still
light II was east northeast ct the start Az noon IL
scS .,ood we'll in toward Fishers Island favorable
slant Of wind and when she got about began 70 travel
ss Volunteer vent about promptly with both boats
nhe st.r1ard tacf the 20 u raTan Of GSs
Volunteer there occurred the first bit Of racing seen
the II Il IN
minute two seemed as II the Puritan Were gaming
S sRR like Then the Volunteer
T s:o a1s n IS Say
burgess how 70 improve on the boats they build
In vain the Puritan shifts her bead sails MOI again I'D
The s yclantssr passed Watch HIll. twenty i've and
puritan PURITAN p %ss Watch hin - SosS Thus
Sr the nine @ 5ne has optsasd e
in the beat to Watch Hill by seven minutes fourteen
watch Hill eS the :, ,as mi St
fSs sS M sSs AZ 49, the sscSe%
Cinderella az 2o nd tns Gsayng q. o SV tack A'e a
passing waSS sl ~ of bus n
t. itw unlucky day for the Mayaower The other
big c the
about their relative positions The Puritan
bnt nsy w set n AGAIN. he
position and alter lively tusse the raps
snd Volunteer. She JUSTIFIED now the expectations Of
but chase sS;5' Ses 0an
oneSalf miles from Wasoh Hill, at 4:50. She eased OF
nsr course for the finish line of Dupug Men
tle bowsprit hauled IN the otoPsa sem up set
SeantifuiIy and witt catch-me you air about her
the voanee. dashed away for the goal o. yessry
semary handled and that the men were evidently well
disciplined ,.....
dafely set balloon b and was of In hot pursuit OF the
Voinnteer The Atlantic passed the Point at 1904 :35
In the run from Watch hin she had gained eleven min
,tes on the leader Much Of this IL probably due to
fsvorine sisnts Of wind for hight breeze Is nearly
always duky" 40 ,..
NJ neope lining the bluffs either side cheering her as
Abe came in and PEOPLE ahoat manifestng tnelr dego
IN vsrous ways The Puritan got In at 6:l3 defeat
INT NOT dishonored. Tho Atlantic followed at 6:24:25
he following table tells the statistical story OF The run
The fortynne other yachts that started dd not get III
In timsto be put ON record at the n"isa:
v..n, start Nnish. Eldpsed
AsoA~ Time.
Inns hm.e hm
~,.,.n,.s, .9.47O8 G:05:4s S18:4t
voun.eeA'-'-'''-'''''-'' 946N8 G:l3;O0 $500
t.n.-....'---''''''-'-'' SAOO G.2l:25 S:28:2!